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Marijuana Arrests |
Past Month
Marijuana Users |
Past Year
Marijuana Users |
| Year |
Total |
Annual
Change |
Total |
Annual
Change |
Total |
Annual
Change |
| 1990 |
326,850 |
|
10,205,916 |
|
20,454,352 |
|
| 1991 |
287,850 |
-11.9% |
9,721,360 |
-4.7% |
19,234,931 |
-6.0% |
| 1992 |
342,314 |
18.9% |
8,950,197 |
-7.9% |
17,400,256 |
-9.5% |
| 1993 |
380,689 |
11.2% |
8,992,012 |
0.5% |
18,573,265 |
6.7% |
| 1994 |
481,098 |
26.4% |
10,112,440 |
12.5% |
17,812,545 |
-4.1% |
| 1995 |
588,964 |
22.4% |
9,842,460 |
-2.7% |
17,754,695 |
-0.3% |
| 1996 |
641,641 |
8.9% |
10,094,891 |
2.6% |
18,398,308 |
3.6% |
| 1997 |
695,200 |
8.3% |
11,108,598 |
10.0% |
19,446,161 |
5.7% |
| 1998 |
682,886 |
-1.8% |
11,015,866 |
-0.8% |
18,710,020 |
-3.8% |
| 1999 |
704,812 |
3.2% |
10,458,464 |
-5.1% |
19,081,627 |
2.0% |
| 2000 |
734,498 |
4.2% |
10,713,680 |
2.4% |
18,611,085 |
-2.5% |
| 2001 |
723,627 |
-1.5% |
12,122,015 |
13.1% |
21,065,231 |
13.2% |
| 2002 |
697,082 |
-3.7% |
14,584,000 |
see
note |
25,755,000 |
see
note |
| 2003 |
755,186 |
8.3% |
14,638,000 |
0.4% |
25,231,000 |
-2.0% |
| 2004 |
771,605 |
2.2% |
14,576,000 |
-0.4% |
25,451,000 |
0.9% |
| 2005 |
786,454 |
1.9% |
14,626,000 |
0.3% |
25,375,000 |
-0.3% |
| 2006 |
829,627 |
5.5% |
14,813,000 |
1.3% |
25,378,000 |
0.0% |
| 2007 |
872,720 |
5.2% |
14,448,000 |
-2.5% |
25,085,000 |
-1.2% |
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Notes:
In 2002 a change in NSDUH survey prodedures resulted
in an increase in estimates of the population of marijuana
users. NSDUH is a very extrensive survey, and many respondents
were not completing the entire survey. In order to encourage
respondents to answer every question in the survey the
NSDUH began to pay respondents to complete the survey
in 2002. As a result of this change in data collection
procedures estimates of the nation's populationof marijuana
users changed significantly, increasing by nearly 20%.
Sources:
Crime in the United States, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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